The Social Housing Plan 2020 – 2041 (the Plan) strategies and actions are tabled here including the five key goals and recommendations of specific roles for the City.

1. The Plan is built around five key goals:
1. Increase the supply of social housing from the current 3% to 7% of total households by 2031 an estimated increase in supply of 6 000 dwellings and to 10% by 2041 (a further 6 000 dwellings).
2. Increase the supply of social housing through: the provision of the City's owned land for social housing developments; and a new requirement for all development of the City's owned land to contribute to an increase supply of social housing. There is significant land supply in Geelong and the municipality is not “locked” by adjacent populated municipalities.
3. Maximise State and Commonwealth investment in new social housing across the City.
4. Amend the City of Greater Geelong Planning Scheme to require the inclusion of social and affordable housing in new developments based on identified need.
5. Complete an 'Urban Refreshment' of areas of high social housing concentration to enhance the utilisation and quality of social housing and increase the liveability and social wellbeing of these areas.
2. The Plan also recommends specific roles for the City in its implementation:
1. Leadership – advocating for an increase in social housing in public policy and in the local community.
2. Investment – investing in social housing by contributing City land and cash to leverage significant funding from State and Commonwealth Governments.
3. Partnerships – developing partnership agreements with the Commonwealth and Victorian Governments to expand the supply of social housing in Greater Geelong.
4. Planning – utilising recent amendments to the Planning & Environment Act to negotiate the inclusion of new social housing within all new residential developments where development approvals have added value to land.
5. Urban revitalisation – contributing to public urban improvements in Corio Norlane and Whittington.
6. Capacity building – developing the capacity of the City of Greater Geelong to deliver the implementation of the Plan.